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AP EAMCET · Chemistry · Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure

The number of hydrogen bonds formed by a water molecule at normal conditions is

  1. A 1
  2. B 2
  3. C 3
  4. D 4
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(D) 4

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Water is unique because its oxygen atom has two lone pairs and two hydrogen atoms, meaning that the total number of bonds of a water molecule is up to four. The number of hydrogen bonds formed by a molecule of liquid water fluctuates with time and temperature. From liquid water…